Township government · Wyoming County, PA

Falls Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Falls Township took in $829 thousand and spent $865 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%State tax money20%Federal tax money12%County and local tax money8.2%Fines and other2.2%Fees for services1.8%

What stands out

26%

of Falls Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes56%

Individual income tax
26%$216 thousand
Property tax
21%$175 thousand
Other taxes
8.9%$74 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$52 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$15 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
12%$98 thousand

State tax money20%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
20%$165 thousand

County and local tax money8.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.2%$68 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$16 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.1%

What stands out

63%

of Falls Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
63%$549 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$549 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$246 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$109 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$76 thousand
  • Government buildings$49 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$69 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$32 thousand
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Falls Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Falls Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.